He was born on June 28, 1918, to Charles Joseph and Mary Ellen (Cochran) Sturdivan on the family homeplace in Texas County, Okla., 15 miles north of Guymon.

He married Frances Mills Feb. 4, 1939, at Siloam Springs, Ark. She survives.

He attended school at the Payne School near his home.

He was a farmer and rancher. The Sturdivans also owned Independent Hardware in Guymon from 1959 to 1966.

He was a charter member of the Straight Christian Church, and he also attended the First Christian Church in Guymon.

He was a past member of the Kiwanis Club, the Guymon Chamber of Commerce and the Gideon Bible Society. He had been honored as Pioneer Day Parade Marshall in 2006 and as the Eagle Nest, N.M., 4th of July Parade Marshall in 2007.

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